VOA慢速英语:India Celebrates 50th Anniversary for Rice That Prevented Famines

短语讲解：

1. Agricultural experts say IR8 rice is partly responsible for the Green Revolution, which began in the 1940s and continued through the 1960s.

be responsible for 为…负责，形成…的原因; 主管
例句：You'll be responsible for anything wrong.
出了事唯你是问。

2. And, it took less time to grow compared to local rice.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。

3. Even with the rise in food production, the Green Revolution also led to some long-term troubles.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

4. It also used up a lot of soil nutrients, and eventually led to soil depletion.

use up 用完，耗尽; 用光
例句：I wish singing on the stoop didn't use up so much of a man's wind!
我但愿弯着腰唱歌，不费这么大的气力才好。

5. So, farmers needed more and more fertilizer, according to National Public Radio (NPR).

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

6. At the same time, malnourishment continues to affect millions of poor people on the continent.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是; 然而
例句：The machines all started up at the same time.
所有的机器都同时开动了。